The Girl Scout cookie ca n't seem to catch a break .

Under fire in years past for including trans fats , high fructose corn syrup and palm oil in its cookies , the Girl Scouts ' current cookie selling season is under fire because of policies that have nothing to do with the actual composition of the cookies .

A group calling itself HonestGirlScouts.com has posted a YouTube video calling for a boycott of Girl Scout cookies in response to a Colorado troop 's decision to allow a 7-year-old transgender child into its troop . Gay rights and transgender rights groups have reported a grassroots LGBT movement of supporters buying Girl Scout cookies in response to the video .

`` I 've decided to purchase as many boxes as my modest budget will allow and donate them to the local LGBTQ community center , '' says Mara Morken , a lesbian stay-at-home mom in Fargo , North Dakota . `` I want to show support for GSUSA in their honorable decision to allow all girls to participate in their programs . However I do not want that support to show itself on my thighs , so I will donate the entire cookie order ! ''

After an initial burst of publicity around the nearly 8-minute video featuring a teen Girl Scout wearing a Girl Scout sash , the video has been made private on YouTube . However , it 's still available for viewing elsewhere on the Internet .

`` I ask all fellow Girl Scouts who want a true , all-girl experience not to sell any Girl Scouts cookies until GSUSA -LRB- Girl Scouts of the USA -RRB- addresses our concerns , '' says the girl , identified as a teen named Taylor , a troop member from California , in some news reports . `` I ask all parents who want their girls to be in a safe environment to tell their leaders why you will not allow your girls to make any more money for GSUSA . ''

The video was prompted by the case of Bobby Montoya , whose mother told a CNN affiliate in October that a troop leader initially told her that Bobby could n't join the troop because Bobby `` has boy parts , '' even though her child identifies as a girl .

The Girl Scouts of Colorado blamed the initial decision to exclude the child on ignorance of the scouts ' policy . The state scouts said Bobby was welcome to join Girl Scouts . `` If a child identifies as a girl and the child 's family presents her as a girl , Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout , '' said the Colorado Girl Scouts , in a statement to a CNN affiliate .

The Honest Girl Scouts website says that the Girl Scouts use cookie income to promote `` abortion and LGBT agendas , '' introduces Girl Scouts to `` the concept of sexual rights for children without parent consent '' and is rewriting badge books to include `` radical activists and gay role models . ''

On its website , HonestGirlScouts.com states that the group is comprised of current and former Girl Scouts , leaders , parents , volunteers and lifetime members . When contacted via its listed Gmail account to comment , someone replied that the group 's `` legal counsel has advised us not to comment or do interviews until further notice . ''

Mara Keisling , executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality , dismissed the video as an attempt by conservative activists to raise funds . `` This issue not withstanding , the Girl Scouts is a really good organization , '' says Keisling . `` It 's been a really good place for kids to learn things . -LRB- This controversy -RRB- will die down . We as a society are progressing and the outdated reactionary attitude that poor girl was put up to in that video , those attitudes are dying out . ''

Other LGBT groups are taking a tongue-in-check approach to the debate , encouraging people to eat more Girl Scout cookies . `` Girl Scout cookies may not be so great for your waistline but they are great for being inclusive , '' says Liz Owen , spokeswoman for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays -LRB- P-FLAG -RRB- . Owen reports hearing from people who decided to break their New Year 's resolutions to go on a diet with a Girl Scout cookies purchase .

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A group is calling for national boycott of Girl Scout cookies because of transgender issues

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Members of transgender and gay rights groups are buying cookies in response

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The Girl Scouts welcome children who identify as girls